Caudex
See also: caudex
Latin
Etymology
From caudex (“tree trunk”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.deks/, [ˈkäu̯d̪ɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.deks/, [ˈkäːu̯d̪eks]
Proper noun
Caudex m sg (genitive Caudicis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
- Appius Claudius Caudex, a Roman consul
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caudex |
| Genitive | Caudicis |
| Dative | Caudicī |
| Accusative | Caudicem |
| Ablative | Caudice |
| Vocative | Caudex |
References
- “Caudex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caudex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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